Regulating the Use of Streets, Alleys and Courts in the City of South Bend

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street and abutting private property. Section 2. Ordinance Regulations and Rules. -- The driver of every vehicle operated upon the streets within the limits of the City of South Bend, in addition to provisions of the State Laws, shall conform to and observe the following ordinance regulations and rules. Section 3. Automatic Traffic Signals. -- Whenever an automatic signal or device is now or hereafter stationed at any street intersection by the Board of Public Safety, for the control and direction of traffic, it shall be the duty of all persons driving or operating any vehicle to be governed by and obey the color signals of such device according to their meaning as follows: "Amber" means clearance of intersedtion, and no vehicle shall enter the intersection during any of the period that the amber signal is displayed. "Green" means clear right of way and proceed. "Red" means stop. Street cars shall obey automatic traffic signals as well as vehicles. Vehicles in making left turns, at automatic signal inter- sections, except where left turns are prohibited , shall keep?to the right of the center of the intersection, and shall make the turn without interfering with vehicles or cross traffic proceeding con- formable to the green signal. Section 4. Safety Zones. -- The Board of Public Safety shall establish safety zones, for the protection of street car passengers, at such intersections or established street car stops, as may be deemed necessary or proper, which shall be designated by pavement markings or buttons, stanpns, platforms, or official posts or signs. It shall e unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle through, or to the left of, a safety zone, whether occupied or unoccupied by pedestrians. Where safety zones are established, street cars. shall receive passengers from or discharge them into such zones only, unless in cases ' of excessive street car traffic other protection authorized by the -2- u